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Title Early End Seen to Controversy
Date October 27, 1963
Description Newspaper article includes statements from Hugh Morton explaining his side of the dispute over the Blue Ridge Parkway's route near Grandfather Mountain, explaining his optimism that the situation could be settled.
Location Location Name: Grandfather Mountain
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991
Creator Individual Sam Morton
Creator Organization Raleigh News and Observer
Tags Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Grandfather Mountain (N.C.)
Morton, Hugh
National Park Service
Wirth, Conrad L.
Credit North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill